The Effect of Mentor Training Program on Competence and Attitude Regarding Mentorship

Abstract

In this study, the developed "Mentor Training Program” was applied among a group of mentor candidates to provide mentors with mentorship competences and positive attitudes and to gain insight into the effect of the training program on the process. The study was carried out with longitudinal method. The research was initiated in 2007 with “Mentor Training Program” and the effect of acquired mentorship competencies and positive attitude on mentors were investigated for this period.  The study group consists of 10 male and 5 female school teachers serving in primary schools operating under Aydın Provincial Directorate of National Education. Mentor Training Program was found to be effective on the subject of “competence” in the short and medium terms, while it was partly effective in the long term. The training program proved to be effective on the subject of “attitude” with relation to practice teaching in the short, medium and long terms.

Keywords

• Mentor Training Program,Mentor,Mentor Attitude and Mentorship Competence

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